November 11th is Veterans Day and it's a day for honoring all those that have served in the armed forces. It differs from Memorial Day which honors those that have died while in military service. So … [Read more...] about Happy Veterans Day
Fresno Through the Years
Here's another great old video from KMJ-TV, Fresno's first television station. Here's some of the interesting parts: And we just have to mention the background organ music that goes … [Read more...] about Fresno Through the Years
History: Facts About Fresno County
So... we found a little book. It's in the Library of Congress. It's called "Facts about Fresno County - California's Marvel". The cover is red and looks like someone wrote "Fresno Co. Calif. … [Read more...] about History: Facts About Fresno County
HISTORY: Fresno State Bulldogs vs New Mexico
We love our football and we especially love our Fresno State Bulldogs, right? A few weeks ago we happened to find a website that lists what happened on this day in the past. You know those kind of … [Read more...] about HISTORY: Fresno State Bulldogs vs New Mexico
The Beginnings of Fresno
Ok, that last historical post about the USS Fresno was sure a lot of fun! This week we found a full tv episode that documents the founding of Fresno starting with Leland Stanford and the Railroad all … [Read more...] about The Beginnings of Fresno
The USS Fresno
We love history and Fresno certainly has a long one but did you know there were actually three US Navy ships named for Fresno? The latest USS Fresno was a Newport-class tank landing ship. … [Read more...] about The USS Fresno